Category Archives: Justice Issues

Kelly Gissendaner RIP

Posted on September 30, 2015 by ianchisnall

It seems clear from all of the reports of the recent life of Kelly Gissendaner that following her execution by lethal injection overnight she was at peace despite the disproportionate use of force being used against her by the state … Continue reading →

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Access to justice

Posted on September 21, 2015 by ianchisnall

On Wednesday an important Parliamentary debate took place in Westminster Hall allowing a few MPs to discuss how Justice is being denied to local people as a result of cost cutting and a failure to work in a creative manner. Sadly this debate … Continue reading →

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The quality of our justice is exceedingly lumpy

Posted on September 10, 2015 by ianchisnall

An injustice which made the news a few weeks ago during the Summer silly season and I blogged about here has now resurfaced with an added twist. I wrote about two examples of young women who had been caught shoplifting. … Continue reading →

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Blue Light Commissioner

Posted on August 20, 2015 by ianchisnall

According to todays Times the Government is about to extend the role of Police and Crime Commissioners to oversee Fire & Rescue Services. Apart from any Union opposition which the article focuses on, this is a mistake for several reasons. The most fundamental … Continue reading →

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An inconsistent nation

Posted on August 19, 2015 by ianchisnall

The news this week included three unconnected stories that shows how inconsistent our nation is. First was the news that a substantial number of those appointed to the House of Lords are attending the House and claiming their £300 daily … Continue reading →

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Innocence is under threat

Posted on August 5, 2015 by ianchisnall

The allegations against Sir Edward Heath over the last few days have clearly upset some of his friends. Two of those who have spoken out have been Brian Binley who spent 10 years from 2005 as the MP for Northampton South and … Continue reading →

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Two blasts from the past

Posted on July 18, 2015 by ianchisnall

This week the Government has been forced to address two matters that have been bubbling away for more than a year. The High Court judgement over the Data Retention and Investigatory Powers (DRIP) Act which I wrote about extensively last … Continue reading →

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Victims and Survivors Consultative Panel

Posted on June 21, 2015 by ianchisnall

On 15th May the website for the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse announced that “due to the large number of applicants to the Victims and Survivors Consultative Panel (VSCP), and in order to ensure that all of these applications are … Continue reading →

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Neither wood or any trees

Posted on June 7, 2015 by ianchisnall

Behind huge police and security service cordons in Bavaria, representatives of the worlds 7 most powerful nations plus all those who attend as observers, all ferried in by helicopters are due to hear our Prime Minister say “Corruption is the cancer … Continue reading →

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How shall we measure progress?

Posted on May 21, 2015 by ianchisnall

In early July 2014 Theresa May, the Home Secretary for the coalition announced that she was going to establish a National inquiry into Childhood Sexual Exploitation. After many false starts a new Chair, Lowell Goddard was appointed at the beginning of February … Continue reading →

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